(Most of this has been posted before. I gave it a different subject tag in
the hope someone will take a look. Thanks.)
I'm running Windows XP Pro.
I have a 1394 connection and an Ethernet card (Linksys LNE100TX). The

I ping from my machine to another networked machine with its ip add and get
reply. i ping to its hostname and get a reply. however when i try to connect
to its c$ or remote desktop to it, it fails. any ideas why this is happening
and how i can connect to its c$ and remote desktop ...

I have a sony Vaio that has XP Home on it and I need to know how to add
Domain users to this machine. I would love to know how to make home work in a
domain but just adding domain users would be great.

I'm having a problem with one of my computers.  It lost its ability to
go online all of a sudden.  It is connected to a router via an RJ45
line, but even when I have it connect directly to the cable modem,
thus having a direct connection to the internet, it still refuses to

Hi,
When I connect to the internet, everything's good, load up is fast, pages
can be viewed etc. Network diag says everything's passed. After about 5mins,
the laptop is still connected, but the network diagnostics says that the

I have a Work Windows XP Pro laptop that is part of our company domain.  I
want to purchase a Home Windows MCE 2005 computer and be able to share
information between the two.  Will having my Work laptop being part of a
domain restrict me or cause issues setting this up?"

How do I log in to the home network I just set up?  I have two computers and
a cable modem attached to an ethernet switch, and ran the wizard on both
systems.

In trying to set up a Netgear router with two PCs I was motivated to Repair
my internet connection. I came up with a message that the ARP Cache could not
be cleared.
After reading several pages of information, including pages here on the

I have a USB crossover cable left over from a "Transfer MyPC" software kit,
can I use this to set-up a peer-to-peer network with my Laptop?
TIA
Kevin

I cant get a login page to open.It just goes right back to the same page.I
had this problem a while back but cant remember how i fixed it. Same site
too.Ant suggestions will be greatly appreciated. TY!

Can someone tell me how to create a shortcut--or, more specfically, what
command line to use--to open a specific connection's properties?
I am not talking about opening the "Network Connections" folder in an
Explorer window.  I am talking about opening the "<connection name>

I'm using a wireless modem. My friend went into "My Network Place" and
deleted the "Local Area Connection" , and now i cant get onto the internet.
Is there anyway to restore this?

I just moved into a new town house shared by 4 other people, all but one of
which have laptops. I was given a security code to access the secure wifi
network. All seems to go smoothly until it attempted to rectrieve an IP
address. That was the first time I noticed the 'Limited or no ...

Like many others, I had a probem using the wireless connection after
reinstalling Windows and SP-2.  I solved this by re-installing the Sony
"Wireless Help Utility for Windows XP".
AThe module name on the original disks (Windows Home) is SO-P08040802HX04US.

I have a HP laptop that I use both at my home office and at college...
My home network (two desktops and the laptop) works fine with auto assigned
DHCP...
For the entire year my wi-fi laptop worked fine at college, now I get the